United States Federal Circuit

Dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's contentions that softball and baseball bats sold by defendant infringed certain patent claims is vacated where the district court did not correctly construe the claims at issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/23/2006
• Published 03/23/2006

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before LOURIE, RADER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael R. Levinson, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief was Louis S. Chronowski.   Of counsel on the brief was Jeffery A. Key, Key & Associates, of Chicago, Illinois.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles A. Laff, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief was Martin L. Stern.   Of counsel on the brief was Manotti L. Jenkins, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, of Chicago, Illinois.